Female Air Force Trainer Gets 3 Months in Jail, Rank Reduction in Lackland Sex Scandal
The Associated Press reports: A female training instructor at a Texas Air Force base has been ordered to serve three...
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Protest in Tucson: an AP “Big Story”
Last week, the family of a sexual assault victim and Protect Our Defenders protested outside an Air Force Base in...
Confronting Military Sexual Trauma
Army veteran and MST survivor BriGette Mccoy writes in CL Atlanta: Why shouldn’t the military be a safe workplace? Why...
Senator Puts Hold on Helms’ Move
The Lompoc Record reports: “As the senator works to change the military justice system to better protect survivors of sexual...
Female Trainer Guilty In Lackland Scandal
Sig Christenson reports for the San Antonio Express-News: The first female basic-training instructor charged in the ongoing sexual misconduct scandal...
Editorial: Not Yet – Assault Epidemic Jeopardizes Military Recruitment
The Fayetteville Observer Editorial Board writes: Is the Defense Department doing all it can to prevent and punish rapists and...
Air Force: Former Lackland Commanders Disciplined
The Associated Press reports: A former wing commander, a former group commander and three former squadron commanders, as well as...
Local Veteran Works to Change the Military’s Response to Sexual Assault Cases
Mary Delach Leonard reports for the St. Louis Beacon on Protect Our Defenders Advocacy Committee Member Terri Odom: Odom said...
Video: Military Sexual Assault Is Widespread; Focus Of Movie
ABC 13 reports on the Oscar-nominated documentary The Invisible War: “[When you’re in the military] you’re living in a man’s...
Ex-Lackland Leaders Disciplined
Sig Christenson reports for San Antonio Express-News: Charges have been brought against only one woman, Staff Sgt. Emily Allen, a...
Court-Martial Set For First Female Instructor Accused At Lackland
Eileen Pace reports for Texas Public Radio: Staff Sergeant Emily J. Allen faces a special court-martial Wednesday for alleged violations...
Servicewomen and Their War
Jeanne Jakle reports for San Antonio Express-News: “For men and women who have been sexually assaulted, or have been homeless,...
Ranking Member Smith Appoints Elizabeth Hillman to Sexual Assault Review Panel
The US House Armed Service Committee announced today: Washington D.C. – Today, House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member, Congressman Adam...
Lawmakers Outraged Over Sexual Assault Case Aim to Change Military Justice System
The Associated Press reports for The Patriot-News: The ability of a commanding officer to reverse a jury verdict creates a...
Daily Fitz Cartoon: Base Behavior
From The Arizona Daily Star’s cartoonist David Fitzsimmons: Last week, The Arizona Daily Star covered Protect Our Defenders’ protest...
Sen. Gillibrand: Ending the Epidemic of Sexual Assault in the Military
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand writes for PolicyMic: As Sexual Assault Awareness month comes to a close, we must commit ourselves not...
Military Sexual Assaults Cost More Than $872 Million
David Francis reports for The Fiscal Times on Protect Our Defenders President Nancy Parrish: “For decades, leaders in our military...
AP: Outraged Lawmakers Look to Change Military Justice
Donna Cassata reports for The Associated Press: “Our goal would be to remove all decision-making out of the chain of...
New York Times: Next Steps on Military Sexual Assaults
The New York Times Editorial Board writes: Ms. Gillibrand would leave decisions in serious military cases, including sexual assaults, to...
Punishments Don’t Fit Sex Crimes in Military, Advocate Says
Karen Nelson reports for The Sun Herald on Protect Our Defenders Communications Director Brian Purchia: “Justice for sexual assaults in...